Existing law authorizes various agencies to acquire land for purposes related to conservation. Existing law provides for a conservation easement to retain land predominantly in its natural, scenic, historical, agricultural, forested, or open-space condition. Existing law establishes procedures for the independent appraisal review of land to be acquired for conservation and establishes a conservation easement registry. Existing law prohibits, with a specified exception, the sale of conservation lands to another owner or the transfer of possession and control of conservation lands to another agency, unless specified actions occur.
California SB 328 (20112012) — Eminent Domain Law: conservation easement.
Existing law authorizes various agencies to acquire land for purposes related to conservation. Existing law provides for a conservation easement to retain land predominantly in its natural, scenic, historical, agricultural, forested, or open-space condition. Existing law establishes procedures for the independent appraisal review of land to be acquired for conservation and establishes a conservation easement registry. Existing law prohibits, with a specified exception, the sale of conservation lands to another owner or the transfer of possession and control of conservation lands to another agency, unless specified actions occur.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 328 Kehoe Senate Third Reading By CHESBRO — 60–12 (pass) · lower
Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Appropriations. — 10–0 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 4–0 (pass) · upper
Unfinished Business SB328 Kehoe Concurrence — 38–0 (pass) · upper
3rd Reading — 37–1 (pass) · upper
Do pass. — 14–2 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
Kehoe — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2011-02-15 Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction, reading-1
2011-02-16 From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 18.
2011-02-24 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2011-04-01 Set for hearing April 12.
2011-04-13 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 642.) (April 12). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-04-14 Set for hearing May 2.
2011-05-03 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
2011-05-04 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2011-05-27 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 1. Page 1137.) Ordered to the Assembly. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-05-27 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2011-06-09 Referred to Com. on JUD. referral-committee
2011-06-09 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD. reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2011-06-14 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. referral-committee, committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-06-22 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR. reading-2, reading-1, committee-passage, amendment-passage, referral-committee
2011-07-06 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 2.) (July 6). committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
2011-07-07 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2011-08-25 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 60. Noes 12. Page 2576.) Ordered to the Senate. reading-3, reading-1, passage
2011-08-25 In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2011-08-30 Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2148.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling. committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2011-09-06 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.
2011-10-08 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2011-10-08 Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 589, Statutes of 2011.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/22cb47a2-47a5-4385-9689-34fbce2d0978. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).